John R. Anderson has been long been at the forefront of the study of cognition, with accomplishments that have informed the way cognitive psychology is investigated, applied, and taught. With this new edition of his classic textbook, Anderson again takes students to the forefront of the field, incorporating the latest theoretical breakthroughs, research findings, and technological advances, as well as marking the increasing role of neuroscience in the study of cognitive functions. As always, Anderson makes his discussions of higher mental processes concrete and accessible with fascinating examples and clear explanations of the underlying research.

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Table of Contents

Preface

1. The Science of CognitionMotivations for Studying Cognitive PsychologyThe History of Cognitive PsychologyInformation Processing; The Communicative NeuronsOrganization of the BrainMethods in Cognitive Neuroscience

5. Representation of KnowledgeKnowledge and Regions of the BrainMemory for Meaningful Interpretations of EventsImplications: Mnemonic techniques for remembering vocabulary itemsPropositional RepresentationsEmbodied CognitionConceptual KnowledgeConclusions

6. Human Memory: Encoding and StorageMemory and the BrainSensory Memory Holds Information BrieflyWorking Memory Holds the Information Needed to Perform a TaskActivation and Long-Term MemoryPractice and Memory StrengthFactors Influencing MemoryImplications: How does the method of loci help us organize recall?Flashbulb MemoriesConclusions

7. Human Memory: Retention and RetrievalAre Memories Really Forgotten?The Retention FunctionHow Interference Affects Memory Retrieval and InferenceImplications: How have advertisers used knowledge of cognitive psychology?Associative Structure and RetrievalThe Hippocampal Formation and AmnesiaImplicit Versus Explicit MemoryConclusions: The Many Varieties of Memory in the Brain

10. ReasoningReasoning and the BrainReasoning About ConditionalsDeductive Reasoning: Reasoning About QuantifiersInductive Reasoning and Hypothesis TestingImplications: How convincing is a 90% result?Dual-Process TheoriesConclusions

11. Decision MakingThe Brain and Decision MakingProbabilistic JudgmentMaking Decisions Under UncertaintyImplications: Why are adolescents more likely to make bad decisions?Conclusions

12. Language StructureLanguage and the BrainThe Field of LinguisticsSyntactic FormalismsWhat is So Special About Human Language?Implications: Ape language and the ethics of experimentationThe Relation Between Language and ThoughtLanguage AcquisitionConclusions: The Uniqueness of Language: A Summary

John R. Anderson

John Richard Anderson is Richard King Mellon Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is known for developing the ACT-R, which is the most widely used cognitive architecture in cognitive science. Anderson was also an early leader in research on intelligent tutoring systems, and computer systems based on his cognitive tutors are currently used by more than 500,000 mathematics students. He has served as President of the Cognitive Science Society, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He has received numerous awards including the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Career Award, the David E. Rumelhart Prize for Contributions to the Formal Analysis of Human Cognition, and the inaugural Dr. A. H. Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science. He is the editor of the Psychological Review.

John R. Anderson has been long been at the forefront of the study of cognition, with accomplishments that have informed the way cognitive psychology is investigated, applied, and taught. With this new edition of his classic textbook, Anderson again takes students to the forefront of the field, incorporating the latest theoretical breakthroughs, research findings, and technological advances, as well as marking the increasing role of neuroscience in the study of cognitive functions. As always, Anderson makes his discussions of higher mental processes concrete and accessible with fascinating examples and clear explanations of the underlying research.

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Table of Contents

Preface

1. The Science of CognitionMotivations for Studying Cognitive PsychologyThe History of Cognitive PsychologyInformation Processing; The Communicative NeuronsOrganization of the BrainMethods in Cognitive Neuroscience

5. Representation of KnowledgeKnowledge and Regions of the BrainMemory for Meaningful Interpretations of EventsImplications: Mnemonic techniques for remembering vocabulary itemsPropositional RepresentationsEmbodied CognitionConceptual KnowledgeConclusions

6. Human Memory: Encoding and StorageMemory and the BrainSensory Memory Holds Information BrieflyWorking Memory Holds the Information Needed to Perform a TaskActivation and Long-Term MemoryPractice and Memory StrengthFactors Influencing MemoryImplications: How does the method of loci help us organize recall?Flashbulb MemoriesConclusions

7. Human Memory: Retention and RetrievalAre Memories Really Forgotten?The Retention FunctionHow Interference Affects Memory Retrieval and InferenceImplications: How have advertisers used knowledge of cognitive psychology?Associative Structure and RetrievalThe Hippocampal Formation and AmnesiaImplicit Versus Explicit MemoryConclusions: The Many Varieties of Memory in the Brain

10. ReasoningReasoning and the BrainReasoning About ConditionalsDeductive Reasoning: Reasoning About QuantifiersInductive Reasoning and Hypothesis TestingImplications: How convincing is a 90% result?Dual-Process TheoriesConclusions

11. Decision MakingThe Brain and Decision MakingProbabilistic JudgmentMaking Decisions Under UncertaintyImplications: Why are adolescents more likely to make bad decisions?Conclusions

12. Language StructureLanguage and the BrainThe Field of LinguisticsSyntactic FormalismsWhat is So Special About Human Language?Implications: Ape language and the ethics of experimentationThe Relation Between Language and ThoughtLanguage AcquisitionConclusions: The Uniqueness of Language: A Summary

John R. Anderson

John Richard Anderson is Richard King Mellon Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is known for developing the ACT-R, which is the most widely used cognitive architecture in cognitive science. Anderson was also an early leader in research on intelligent tutoring systems, and computer systems based on his cognitive tutors are currently used by more than 500,000 mathematics students. He has served as President of the Cognitive Science Society, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He has received numerous awards including the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Career Award, the David E. Rumelhart Prize for Contributions to the Formal Analysis of Human Cognition, and the inaugural Dr. A. H. Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science. He is the editor of the Psychological Review.